Sports

Smithville volleyball sweeps Benton for 1st district title in 5 years
SMITHVILLE — The ball bounced onto the floor for the final point, and players ran from the sideline to join their teammates in a crowd of cheers.
- Smithville volleyball sweeps Benton for 1st district title in 5 years
- Beltran, Korte win 1st doubles state title in school history for Liberty girls tennis
- Voting live for Athlete of the Week: Oct. 19-Oct. 25
- Examiner/Courier-Tribune Female Athlete of the Week: Oct. 12-Oct. 18
- Examiner/Courier-Tribune Male Athlete of the Week: Oct. 12-Oct. 18
Education

Horizon Sunset Singers, director prepare for MMEA Conference
Submitted Photo The Horizon Elementary Sunset Singers and their director Tiffany Ketterman are working hard to create a performance to take to the coming Missouri Music Educators Association Conference. SMITHVILLE — The Horizon Elementary Sunset…
- Horizon Sunset Singers, director prepare for MMEA Conference
- Liberty Education Foundation prepares for community showcase event
- 3rd-grade safety poster submissions due end of month
- Local bands, marching units take honors at Cameron’s MarchFest
- Qualified NKC Schools, Liberty students earn guaranteed admission to Mizzou
Outdoors

Missouri fall colors peak around Halloween this year
Most of Missouri peaks in fall colors between Oct 25. and Nov 3: the north first, around Oct. 26, and the south last, around Nov. 2. The first county to peak is Putnam County, around…
- Missouri fall colors peak around Halloween this year
- MDC encourages awareness of ‘bird flu’ as fall migration begins
- Kansas City Parks announces managed archery deer hunt registration open
- Watch for wildlife movement on roadways
- Follow fall foliage with MDC’s fall color report
Sports

Smithville volleyball sweeps Benton for 1st district title in 5 years
SMITHVILLE — The ball bounced onto the floor for the final point, and players ran from the sideline to join their teammates in a crowd of cheers.
- Smithville volleyball sweeps Benton for 1st district title in 5 years
- Beltran, Korte win 1st doubles state title in school history for Liberty girls tennis
- Voting live for Athlete of the Week: Oct. 19-Oct. 25
- Examiner/Courier-Tribune Female Athlete of the Week: Oct. 12-Oct. 18
- Examiner/Courier-Tribune Male Athlete of the Week: Oct. 12-Oct. 18
Education

Horizon Sunset Singers, director prepare for MMEA Conference
Submitted Photo The Horizon Elementary Sunset Singers and their director Tiffany Ketterman are working hard to create a performance to take to the coming Missouri Music Educators Association Conference. SMITHVILLE…
- Horizon Sunset Singers, director prepare for MMEA Conference
- Liberty Education Foundation prepares for community showcase event
- 3rd-grade safety poster submissions due end of month
- Local bands, marching units take honors at Cameron’s MarchFest
- Qualified NKC Schools, Liberty students earn guaranteed admission to Mizzou
Outdoors

Missouri fall colors peak around Halloween this year
Most of Missouri peaks in fall colors between Oct 25. and Nov 3: the north first, around Oct. 26, and the south last, around Nov. 2. The first county to…
- Missouri fall colors peak around Halloween this year
- MDC encourages awareness of ‘bird flu’ as fall migration begins
- Kansas City Parks announces managed archery deer hunt registration open
- Watch for wildlife movement on roadways
- Follow fall foliage with MDC’s fall color report
News

Kearney Chamber of Commerce prepares for 'Small Business Season'
KEARNEY — The Kearney Chamber of Commerce invites residents, businesses and community organizations to support local entrepreneurs throughout Small Business Season, Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. This year’s theme, “It’s the Thought That Counts,” celebrates the care behind local businesses and the ways a thoughtful action can connect them with new customers and opportunities, according…
- Kearney Chamber of Commerce prepares for ‘Small Business Season’
- Motorcycle crash claims detention officer’s life
- Prosecutor reminds registered sex offenders of Halloween guidelines
- Smithville board votes on 1st readings of 2 developments
- Voters to face lengthy ballot Nov. 3
Community Living

DIVAS ON A DIME: One pot now, several dinners later
By Patti Diamond This time of year asks a lot of us. Calendars fill, to-do lists multiply and somehow the family still expects dinner every evening. They’re traditional that way.Before the season gathers speed, make this the week you cook a little ahead. One big pot now can put dinner in the freezer for those…
- DIVAS ON A DIME: One pot now, several dinners later
- SENIOR NEWS LINE: Medicare enrollment open now
- DONNA ERICKSON’S BEST BITES: Make crispy potato chips in microwave
- Halloween events still on for Friday, Saturday
- Historic Downtown Liberty Farmers Market ends 2026 with Halloween market
Multimedia

Gallery | Kearney Invitational
Kearney and Smithville cross country in the Kearney Invitational Saturday, Oct. 10.
- Gallery | Kearney Invitational
- Gallery | Individual girls tennis districts
- Gallery | Conference golf
- Gallery | Liberty Homecoming
- Gallery | Highway 92 volleyball
Special Sections
Entertainment

MOVIE REVIEW: Theater picks your pocket on this one
By Simonie Wilson An amazing cast – John Turturro (“God’s Pocket,” “Do the Right Thing”), Giancarlo Esposito (“The Mandalorian,” “Once Upon a Time”), Steve Buscemi (“Reservoir Dogs,” “Boardwalk Empire”), Jamie Lee Curtis (“Halloween,” “The Bear”) and talented newcomers in smaller roles – come together in a love letter to New York (the entire soundtrack is…
- MOVIE REVIEW: Theater picks your pocket on this one
- MOVIE REVIEW: Dial M for Meh
- MOVIE REVIEW: This movie will make you seasick
- William Jewell College welcomes bestselling author Kristin Kobes Du Mez
- MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Stunt Driver’ needs stunt double
Opinion

Free press, journalists needed to document changes
By Benjy HammWhen the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago, newspapers throughout the colonies shared the life-changing news with their readers.With all of the enormous changes in this country and media since 1776, it’s noteworthy that more than 5,000 newspapers are still informing their communities about what their leaders are doing and how…
- Free press, journalists needed to document changes
- Courier-Tribune: Rooted in community, committed to truth
- Where do displaced volunteers go?
- 260930_ct_editorialcartoon
- Critical to reflect on Sept. 11 25 years later



